DemoSat and 3CS-1 & 2

Launch Partial Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

21:50:00

Tuesday December 21, 2004

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Launch Notes

The maiden launch of the Delta IV Heavy was designed to verify the vehicle's performance. The Common Booster Cores shut down prematurely putting the payloads in a lower-than-planned orbit. However, good data was collected from the test launch.

Rocket

Retired
Delta IV Heavy

Active 2004 to 2024

United Launch Alliance logo

Manufacturer

ULA

Price

$350.00 million

Rocket

Height: 72m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 28,370 kg

GTO: 13,810 kg

Liftoff Thrust

9,411 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.1m

Height: 19.1m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

SLC-37B

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

66 days 5 hours

Stats

Delta IV Heavy


1st

Mission

1st

Mission of 2004

2004


51st

Orbital launch attempt